Judge, 1902-12-27 · page 3 of 17
Judge — December 27, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical humor pieces typical of Judge's Christmas-themed content: **"Making Sure"** depicts a domestic scene where Mrs. Jones gives her husband money for a Christmas charity donation, then questions whether he'll actually contribute it—implying husbands can't be trusted with charitable giving. **"Statecraft," "His Doom," "Nibs,"** and other brief jokes mock politicians' pretensions, marriage dynamics, and social absurdities. The lower section, **"Her Experience,"** shows a woman artist drawing, with a magician's portrait, satirizing either artistic incompetence or the difficulty of capturing likeness. Overall, the page reflects early 20th-century domestic humor emphasizing marital discord, class anxieties, and social hypocrisy—standard Judge material mocking bourgeois American life through exaggeration and wordplay.
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STATECRAFT. 66] T IS my manifest destiny,” says the politician to the Christmas goose and trimmings, “to assist in your benevolent as- similation.” HIS DOOM. so AHLT knew‘ high- balls’ would be my finish,” sighed the wild goose as a rifle- bullet struck him in mid-air and brought him to the real estate. NIBS. THE man who en- deavors to travel to fame or fortune via the air-ship of revery Mrs. Jones—'* | gave Lionel ten cents to put in the Christmas-box for the heathen.”” MAKING SURE. Mr. Jones—" ! Do you think he'll do it?” Mrs. Jones—" Oh, yes. 1 gave him a quarter for doing it."* HER EXPERIENCE. A REAL JOKE. ALWAYS laugh at the That wives give husbands dear But my wife gives me At Christwnas-tin no joke. VERY TRUE. Wurricdmann—* tell you, money 1s the greatest trouble a man can have. Darncote —" Ves; espe- cially when he hasn't ar HER REASON. Mrs. Gunbusta —"Why do you say we ought to move out of our flat for Christ- mas?” Miss Gunbusta "Because I just is likely to hit the Lime Gertruve—" Ma, are prayers always arswered?" a ground hard. Motner—“' Yes, chil ate folding pres- Lime Gertruoe—"* Well, ma, don’t you think a lot of mistakes are made filling orders ? ents,” NO. 21.—THE WONDERFUL DOINGS OF MARVELOUS THOMAS “Now. ladies and gentlemen, you see | am engaged here in drawing a gold-fish globe, and with a few additional lines we have a— Chinese magician who performs some:maryelous tricks.” comicbooks.com